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What the iPod tells us about Britain's economic future – Telegraph Blogs

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:32:04 -0500

What the iPod tells us about Britain's economic future – Telegraph Blogs

The 'Cost-Control' Health Care Illusion - WSJ.com

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:37:08 -0500

The 'Cost-Control' Health Care Illusion - WSJ.com

How smaller banks would have helped shrink the CDO market

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:39:58 -0500

How smaller banks would have helped shrink the CDO market

Why Americans can't talk about religion and the Supreme Court. - By Dahlia Lithwick - Slate Magazine

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:06:59 -0500

Why Americans can't talk about religion and the Supreme Court. - By Dahlia Lithwick - Slate Magazine

Robert Reich's Blog: How a Few Private Health Insurers Are on the Way to Controlling Health Care

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:33:26 -0500

Robert Reich's Blog: How a Few Private Health Insurers Are on the Way to Controlling Health Care

"And then a lovely peroration: Somewhere today, in the here and now, in the world as it is, a..."

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:11:43 -0500

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And then a lovely peroration:

Somewhere today, in the here and now, in the world as it is, a soldier sees he’s outgunned, but stands firm to keep the peace. Somewhere today, in this world, a young protestor awaits the brutality of her government, but has the courage to march on. Somewhere today, a mother facing punishing poverty still takes the time to teach her child, scrapes together what few coins she has to send that child to school — because she believes that a cruel world still has a place for that child’s dreams. Let us live by their example.

This is precisely the way an American President should address the world. No matter your politics, Barack Obama did our nation proud today.

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- A Noble Lecture - Swampland - TIME.com

Springsteen backs Jersey marriage bill

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:33:39 -0500

Springsteen backs Jersey marriage bill

"MOOALLEM: As a president or a governor, can you really be a dissonant voice? SPITZER: Sure you can...."

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:28:26 -0500

“MOOALLEM: As a president or a governor, can you really be a dissonant voice? SPITZER: Sure you can. In fact, the people who were the most transformative often have been, right? FDR, Teddy Roosevelt. The ones who are often referenced during an election. You know, there are the moments when you want an Eisenhower… . MOOALLEM: But there also are many who are not referenced during an election. You could say, for example, that George W. Bush was a dissonant voice. SPITZER: Right. Okay. Fair point. He was a dissonant voice, and we disagree with him. But you can be a dissonant voice if you’re willing to bend. Now, you can’t be a dissonant voice on every issue. You need, as Bill Clinton always says, to govern from the center. That’s true. But you also have to know when to push aggressively to create a different consensus.”

- Eliot Spitzer - Page 4 - Interview Magazine

"One good idea to make this process easier is to create a new visa for entrepreneurs, something that..."

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:42:00 -0500

“One good idea to make this process easier is to create a new visa for entrepreneurs, something that is increasingly being called by venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and angel investors a “start-up visa.” It might work like this: If immigrant entrepreneurs want to start a company in the U.S. and are able to raise a moderate amount of money (perhaps as little as $125,000) from an accredited U.S.-based venture capital firm or qualified U.S.-based angel investors, we should let them start a company here. It could be a couple of founders with an idea—that’s it. We would give visas to the founders and welcome them in to our country.”

- Paul Kedrosky and Brad Feld: Start-up Visas Can Jump-Start the Economy - WSJ.com